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Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Importance of Luck in Nuclear War

There were some 13 possible nuclear exchanges that happened during the Cold War. The worst one was during NATO exercise called Abel Archer. Ronald Reagan understood suddenly the things had gotten out of hand and stood the whole thing down. How do you eliminate nuclear weapons from the world? You walk them back.

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